The Wallops Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Stockbridge for from 2 years up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £6.20 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 1991, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
RATES: £6.20 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15/30 HOURS FREE CHILDCARE FOR 3 & 4 YEAR OLDS: All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours per week of free nursery education for 38 weeks of the year, from the term following their 3rd birthday. Some parents may also qualify for 30 hours free childcare.
Worth knowing. If parents wish their child to attend for additional hours they will be charged according to the rates detailed above.
What childcare usually costs in Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SO20 8EHWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 30 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have strong attachments with staff, particularly their key person. They happily come into the pre-school and confidently select resources to play with. Staff support children as they learn to meet their basic hygiene needs. For example, children use a 'snuffle station' equipped with tissues when they need to wipe their noses. Staff discuss reasons why children need to wipe their noses and wash their hands after with them as children learn about germs.
Staff use daily routines to develop children's independence skills. For example, young children take pride in dressing themselves ready for the outdoors. Children develop an in-depth understanding of the world around them through visitors and outings. For example, they meet the local beekeeper and fire service and visit the local farm. Children also regularly take part in forest school. This helps to give children a wide breadth of experiences during their time at the pre-school. For example, children learn to keep themselves safe around a fire as they cook their snack of strudel and custard.
Staff have high expectations of children and their behaviour. Children confidently share the 'golden rules' of the pre-school, such as using kind words with each other. This is evident in the good relationships children have with one another. They develop a positive awareness of people's differences and happily include each other in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen supervision and coaching to develop staff's understanding of the curriculum further n develop staff's use of questions further so that children consistently have enough time to think and respond.
- 30 November 2023Good
- 28 February 2018Good
- 18 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Wallops Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £6.20 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.